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What is Gratuitous Pleasures?
Once upon a time, there was a collection of interactive playthings developed with Macromedia Director and Flash. They required your grandmother's Shockwave plug-in, in the days when it was a confounding luxury. This site has long been dormant due to other concerns.

Due to spam, we are no longer accepting email at anything@gratuitouspleasures.com, but that doesn't stop it from coming. There also used to be a sort of resume from a previous life.

Have you played the World's Second Amazing Virtual Theremin?

rule
split the atom

split the atom
Everybody's doing it, you can do it too! The Unofficial Game of the 20th Century.
(May be illegal in some countries; please check with local government officials)

  pedestrian

pedestrian
(as seen on bunko.com!)
A weekend tragedy of leisure pursuits and infantile desire. Loosely based upon the real-life experiences of persons in New York City's Central Park.

mambo mania

mambo mania
Learn to dance the Mambo without leaving the comfort of your chair!

  singalong

singalong
...with Brunnhilde! Need we say more?

loteria

loteria
A game so simple, even you could win.
Imported from Mexico.


  mambo and opera: two great sounds that sound great together

mambo and opera: two great sounds that sound great together
A questionable new concept in Listening Pleasure. You, the DJ, set tragic wails to afro-cuban rhythms as the fat lady sings over congas and horns. {Recently discovered: a rare vintage mambOpera LP.}

ouija

squeegee
Psychic Software puts you in touch with the Spirit World.

  pigs can fly

pigs can fly
(also known as "das Flugschwein")
Feel the thrill of a pig in flight and enjoy the fruits of gluttony.

t-shirt

mousepad
The infamous T-Shirt and MousPad™ are available to one and all.

  euphoria

dada poetry
A dada poem by Josep Maria Junoy

dirigible

Everybody's favorite Airborne Dirigible.